Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, we revisit KVSC’s broadcast from the opening day of the 2022 Minnesota State Fair. Your “fired radio on a stick” featured the sounds of the Fair and numerous interviews throughout the day with organizations whose presence at the Fair is in itself a tradition.
We talked with folks from the University of Minnesota’s Driven to Discover, the ECO Experience, the Miracle of Birth, 4-H, Princess Kay, and the Fine Arts Exhibit. Today’s Untold Story focuses on the Frasier Sensory Building for those who need a little break from the Fair’s activities, the STEM offerings from a multitude of science partners, Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha with her love of Crop-Art, and a little new music from Minneapolis band Good Morning Bedlam.
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with GREAT Theatre’s new Executive Director Lacey Schirmers.
In its 25 year history, the Great River Educational Arts Theater has had a profound impact upon the community by engaging youth and adults through the production of stage performances in a way where everyone is able to find a meaningful place. Jeff and Lacey talk about the evolution of GREAT Theatre throughout the years as this St. Cloud institution has endured the pandemic and developed partnerships to be one of the strongest voices of inclusion in the area.
Egon Overgaard was feeling “at loose ends” after his wife Carol passed away last fall. He began thinking about something he’d learned about long before and decided to commit to walking the nearly 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail. At 78, he’s one of the oldest on the trail. Producer Katie Carter caught up with him in Rutland, Vermont. He’d hiked abut 1700 miles and had less than 500 to go.
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, we experience the blending of historic preservation and the development of an artistic community as Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack travels to Farwell, MN. This exemplar of what defines a rural Minnesota town was facing what would be considered the typical economic struggles associated with having a population of 50, but instead of allowing the Farwell Norwegian Lutheran Church, the creamery, the schoolhouse, and the service station all fall into disrepair, a group of volunteers and artists have taken things in a different direction. In fact, upon setting out on this journey, Gloria Pfeifer and Ted Irgens have found a groundswell of community support and interest in arts that has taken everyone by surprise.
Today on Stay Human, we’ve got that peak of summer attitude – busy being lazy, and celebrating abundance. We’ll visit Maggie Montgomery in her garden, go people watching with Scott Stowell at the County Fair, and Terry Leinbach ponders her summer painting studio (her painting, “Merciful” pictured here.) A view from high up on the Ferris wheel, and a deep dive into the hidden meaning of pop songs.
